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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Jamie Grierson

Jeremy Hunt reveals he had cancer and all his family have had disease

Jeremy Hunt with fellow Tory MP Angela Richardson. They will take part in Cancer Research UK's Race for Life this summer.
Jeremy Hunt and fellow Tory MP Angela Richardson will take part in Cancer Research UK's Race for Life this summer. Photograph: Cancer Research UK/PA

The former health secretary Jeremy Hunt has revealed he had cancer and has since recovered.

The Conservative MP said he would be taking part in a 5km race to raise money for cancer charities after the disease affected some of his relatives “very dramatically” and he experienced a “minor" one” himself.

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